Chichen Itza, YU
As all the Mondays I should to publish the pages of my website. For
that I should to go to Merida downtown, Plaza Grande. I arrived
there without problem and I warned a carpark close to the square.
Having questioned the guard he gave me the address of a cybercafé.
Oh happiness! The address was exact. During more than one hour for
10 pesos I did my weekly job and I answered the received emails.
Then I began the visit of the plaza. But catastrophe the battery of
my Sony compact lowered the arms by fault of power, it was empty. It
is a recurring problem with this model which does not prevent in
advance. Moreover the battery is fixed no possibility of having
another one. Piqued I returned to my truck, I put it in load then I
left the carpark to go to Walmart while directing me towards Izamal
to see the Convento de San Antonio de Padua, recommended by
Patricia. While arriving on the square of the village the sight is
surprising, It is an huge quadrilateral of arcades built from 1533
to 1561 with materials coming from the destruction of Maya pyramids
neighbors. It was visited in 1993 by the Pope John Paul II whose
statue is in majesty in front of the sanctuary. Then I went to
Chichen Itza to bivouac on a waste ground at the exit of the Piste village
close to the archeological site.
Izamal click the picture
Chichen Itza, click the picture
As of 8:00 I entered on the Chichen Itza's archeological site before
the crowd of the ordinary tourists. Of course I waded in the morning
dew. I rediscovered El Castillo as in August 1984. But with a great
difference, 31 years ago I had climbed the staircases up to the top
as for all the sites visited then. Now the accesses to the monuments
are prohibited by barriers. In compensation interpretative panels
give information in Spanish, Nahuatl and English. I traversed the
site in approximately three hours. It was largely sufficient before
the sun at its zenith. I would not describe the monuments. I return
the Net surfer to the tourist guides as well as to Wikipedia. I
returned to my camping of the day before to do the administrative
job of the maintenance of my website.
Tulum, QR
On Wednesday, October 7th I had two visits to make. The first was
devoted to the charming and quiet village of Valladolid which was
created around 1543. The conquistadors accepted a sharp opposition
on behalf of the Mayas. The murals tell their story. The church and
the convent San Bernardino were built at the same time. Then I moved
towards the archeological site of Ek' Balam dating back from the 8th
century of our era. Acropolis is impressive by the slope of its
monumental staircase that I am climbed slowly. From the top the view
is superb on the forest of the neighborhoods. After lunching I
carried on my way to bivouac close to the archeological site of
Tulum.
Valladolid, click la photo
Ek' Balam, click la photo
Cancun, QR
On Thursday, October 8th the visit of Tulum was particularly
disappointing. From the carpark, out of price, it is necessary to
walk 700 meters to reach the entry kiosk to take a ticket. Then
still +100 meters to cross the enclosing wall a remarkable
thickness. The discovery of the site is not impressive. Except El
Castillo the surface is quasi plane and the monuments are surrounded
by a rope to prohibit the access. It is impossible to photograph El
Castillo with the sea in background. Admittedly the interpretative
panels are very didactic. It was the last archeological site visited
in Mexico. I left Tulum around 10:30 in search of a bivouac. I had
two addresses but they did not exist any more. I arrived at Cancun
around 12:30. I stopped at Mercedes-Benz to check my appointment
taken on September 22nd. But the receptionist claimed not to have
received it! After discussion and in front of my dissatisfaction an
appointment for the following day 9:00 was given to me. On Friday,
October 9th I spent the whole day to wait the living room.
Admittedly the tag on the back of my truck was cleaned. On Saturday,
October 10th I went to the address given by the manager of Mecoloco
Inn for making a mirror for the right rear view mirror. The company
Millet Industria de Vidrio cut and installed a mirror in one hour
for 49 pesos, that is to say approximately 2,70€. The Trailer Park
Mecoloco Inn has conveniences, electricity, Wifi, a swimming pool,
unspecified toilets without hot water and water at the tap is not
drinkable. I will spend several days.
Tulum, click la photo
Mercedes-Benz
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| a Mecoloco Inn's customer |
